Some endangered animals!

Since the land there, many species of animals were disappearing, mainly due to the destruction imposed by man.
Worldwide, the illegal trade in live animals, increases. Private collectors, research laboratories, pet stores, zoos, circuses and even healers Asia are the main consumer market. It is the third largest business in smuggling after drugs and weapons.
In the last 300 years we provoke the mass extinction of millions of species. Economic interests, pollution, urban growth, introduction of more gifted species in habitats where none existed, and other manifestations of our "civilization" make, from 15 to 15 minutes to disappear forever, a plant or animal species.
 
Common name: Elephant
Scientific Name: Loxodonta africana (African savanna elephant) and Loxodonta cyclotis (African forest elephant).
Geographical Distribution: Sub-Saharan Africa
Natural Habitat: Savannas and tropical forests.
Food habits is herbivorous. It feeds about 300 kg of vegetables daily. The elephant eats about 200 liters of water per day and moves according to the abundance or scarcity of food.
Size: 7 or 8 feet long and 4 feet tall.
Weight: 7500 kg on average.
Gestation period: 22 months.
Number of offspring: 1
Average lifetime: 70 years.
Conservation status of the species: The hunting of elephants, mainly caused by its ivory - very appreciated in China and India, significantly reduced the populations of African elephants. Currently, the African elephant is endangered and have taken up measures to protect this species.

 
Popular Name: Chimpanzee
Scientific Name: Pan Troglodytes
Geographical Distribution: West and Central Africa, north of the river Zaire, Senegal and Tanzania.
Natural Habitat: Moist Forest producing fruit. From sea level up to 2000 m
Food habits: Fruits, about 5% of insects and small mammals.
Size: Male 77-92 cm; Female: 70-85 cm.
Weight: Male: 40 kg; Female: 30kg (in freedom). Gestation Period: 230-240 days.
Number of offspring: 1, rare twins
Average Lifespan: 40-45 years.

Conservation status of species: Due to habitat destruction and poaching of chimpanzees for meat and animal market, it is thought that there are only 150,000 chimpanzees in the woods and the West and Central African forests. A century ago there were about two million.
 

Common name: Sea Turtle
Scientific Name: leatherback Dermochelys
Geographical Distribution: warm and temperate waters throughout the world.
Natural habitat: warm and temperate waters throughout the world.
Eating habits: The sea turtle feeds on mollusks, algae, shellfish and meat.
Size: Length: can reach 2 meters.
Weight: You can reach up to 500 kg.
Gestation period: 3 months, after which the eggs hatch.
Number of offspring: 1 to 2 hundred eggs at a time.
Average life time: About 180 years.
Conservation status of species: pollution, fishing nets that get stuck in and demand their eggs by Asian cuisine have significantly reduced this species.
 

Common name: Giant Panda
Scientific Name: Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Geographical Distribution: Southern China and Tibet.
Natural Habitat: Bamboo forests of the mountainous region of China, at altitudes of 1500 to 3000 meters.
Food habits: They feed almost exclusively on tender leaves and bamboo shoots.
Size: up to 1.50 m.
Weight: up to 160 kg.
Gestation Period: 7-9 months.
Number of pups: 2
Average Lifespan: The average lifespan of Pandas is 10-15 years in their wild habitat and up to 30 years in captivity.
Conservation status of the species: The devastation of the Asian forests, slow playback of bamboo (food based Panda), excessive bureaucracy, inefficiency and the voracious hunting the panda put under serious risk of extinction. Further hindering the preservation of the species, their ability to procreate is minimal.
 

Common name: Red Panda
Scientific Name: Ailurus fulgens
Geographical Distribution: Nepal, Sikkim, northern Burma and southern China.
Natural Habitat: Mainly trees.
Food habits: Feeds on herbs, fruits, roots and bamboo shoots. Also eats insects and young birds.
Size: Height up to 35 cm. Length: up to 60 cm; More tail 40 cm.
Weight: Up to 4 kg.
Gestation period: 90 to 150 days.
Number of pups: 1 to 4
Average lifespan: 8-10 years.
Conservation status of the species: The species is threatened mainly due to habitat destruction.
 

Popular Name: Rhino Java
Scientific Name: Rhinoceros sondaicus
Geographical Distribution: Southwest Asia: Indonesia and Vietnam.
Natural Habitat: It lives in dense tropical forests. These animals prefer areas with plenty of water and mud.
Food habits: Feeds on berries, seeds, leaves and fruits.
Size: Height: 1.50 m - 1.70 m. Length: 2 m - 4 m.
Weight: 900 kg to 1400 kg.
Gestation period: 16 months
Number of offspring: 1
Average lifetime: 35 years.
Conservation status of species: All species of rhinos are endangered, because they are very very fertile - each female only has one litter of two years - and therefore very vulnerable to hunting, in addition to suffer the destruction of their habitat. They have been hunted intensively because virtually all of its parts are used in traditional medicine. The most valuable part is the horn, which has been used as an aphrodisiac, to cure fevers, for daggers cables, or to prepare a potion that supposedly allows detecting poisons.
 

Popular Name: Iberian Lynx
Scientific Name: Lynx pardinus
Geographical Distribution: Portugal and Spain.
Natural Habitat: Its preferred habitats forests and Mediterranean shrublands which seeks shelter.
Eating habits: feeds almost exclusively on rabbits brave, however, your diet can be supplemented with rodents, birds and deer pups.
Size: Length: 80 cm to 110 cm; More tail 11 to 13 cm.
Weight: 10 kg to 13 kg.
Gestation Period: Varies between 63 and 74 days.
Number of pups: 1 to 4
Average Lifespan: Up to 13 years.
Conservation status of the species: The Iberian lynx is currently considered the most endangered feline in the world and is classified as a species in danger of extinction by the Red Books of Portugal, Spain and IUCN. It is also protected by the Berne Convention and the Convention which regulates trade in Wild Species being considered by the Habitats Directive as a priority species. The main threats to their survival are marked regression of wild rabbit and the destruction of Mediterranean habitats.


Common name: Tasmanian Devil
Scientific Name: Sarcophilus harrisii
Geographical Distribution: Island of Tasmania.
Natural Habitat: rural zones, deserts.
Food habits: Dead animals (carrion) and when this is not available the Tasmanian Devil eat the earth digging, insects, bird eggs and anything.
Size: Length ranges 52-80 cm, more tail, measuring 23 to 30 cm.
Weight: Male: 6 to 9 kilograms; Female: 4 to 5 pounds.
Gestation period: 21 days
Number of pups: 3 or 4
Average life span: 7-9 years.
Conservation status of the species: The Tasmanian Devil was hunted during colonization by farmers who saw their chickens killed by this animal. Moreover, it is thought that Dingos are responsible for eradicating the Tasmania Devil's Australian. Currently the Tasmanian Devil is a protected species.


Popular Name: Koala
Scientific Name: Phascolarctos cinerus
Geographical Distribution: Southeast and Northeast Australia
Natural Habitat: Eucalyptus Plantations
Food habits: Eucalyptus leaves
Size: Length can vary from 60 cm to 80 cm.
Weight: It can vary from 7 kg to 12 kg.
Gestation period: 35 days.
Number of offspring: 1
Average lifetime: 17 years.
Conservation status of species: These marsupials are in the process of extinction which began with British colonization in Australia where the cult of hunting and killing Koalas to use your skin emerged. Today, hunting is not the biggest risk faced by Koalas are killed by fires in forests and lack of trees that are cut by loggers. When you lose your home and food, Koalas eventually move to cities, where they are killed, run over on roads or dogs.


Popular Name: Platypus
Scientific Name: anatinus
Geographical Distribution: Eastern Section of the island of Tasmania and Australia.
Natural Habitat: Rivers and freshwater lakes, as well as digging underground tunnels in the soil.
Eating habits: The platypus is carnivorous and feeds on insects, worms and freshwater crustaceans.
Size: 40 cm 13 cm longer tail.
Weight: Enough to weigh no more than 4 kg.
Gestation period: The platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs. The incubation period of the eggs is 10 days.
Number of pups: 2 or 3 eggs each.
Average lifetime: 15 years
Conservation status of species: Pollution of rivers and lakes have significantly destroyed the population of platypuses.

Last Updated: 07/22/2014
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